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A review by kitt_can_read
Shylock Is My Name by Howard Jacobson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
A couple of reasons for DNFing, neither of which are the fault of the book.
Firstly, I keep dipping my toes back in Shakespeare-adjacent work and I always run away screaming cause it’s TOO SOON. I don’t think I have room in my soul for a Shakespeare retelling right now because all the fun Easter eggs to the original play in this were giving me war flashbacks. Shakespeare is my own personal ‘Nam.
Secondly, maybe it’s where I’m at right now but I struggled to get into it, the writing style is beautiful but a bit to flowery for me. I found it a bit hard to follow for that reason.
However I will return to this someday as I think the premise is interesting!!
Firstly, I keep dipping my toes back in Shakespeare-adjacent work and I always run away screaming cause it’s TOO SOON. I don’t think I have room in my soul for a Shakespeare retelling right now because all the fun Easter eggs to the original play in this were giving me war flashbacks. Shakespeare is my own personal ‘Nam.
Secondly, maybe it’s where I’m at right now but I struggled to get into it, the writing style is beautiful but a bit to flowery for me. I found it a bit hard to follow for that reason.
However I will return to this someday as I think the premise is interesting!!